Settings for health promotion linking theory and practice

Poland, Blake D. (Added Author). Green, Lawrence W. (Added Author). Rootman, I. (Added Author).

Summary: This book is the first full-length in-depth treatment of settings as a focal point for planning, organizing and implementing health promotion. The concept of 'setting' is fundamental to theory and practice in health promotion. The authors describe the state of the art in the theory and practice of health promotion in settings such as the home, school, workplace, community, and the state.

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ISBN: 9780803974180 (acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780803974197
ISBN: 0803974191 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0803974183 (acid-free paper)
ISBN: 1452263469 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781452263465 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 373 p.)
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Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2000.

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General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.03.13 CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Settings approach to health promotion / Lawrence W. Green, Blake D. Poland, and Irving Rootman -- Homes and families as health promotion settings / Hassan Soubhi and Louise Potvin -- School as a setting for health promotion / Guy S. Parcel, Steven H. Kelder, and Karen Basen-Engquist -- Promoting the determinants of good health in the workplace / Michael f. D. Polanyi [and others] -- Health care institution as a setting for health promotion / Joy L. Johnson -- Health promotion in clinical practice / Vivek Goel and Warren McIsaac -- Community as a setting for health promotion / Marie Boutilier, Shelley Cleverly, and Ronald Labonte -- State as a setting / John N. Lavis and Terrence J. Sullivan -- Reflections on settings for health promotion / Blake D. Poland, Lawrence W. Green, and Irving Rootman.
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Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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